رأيتُI saw رشيقَslender القدِّof stature أعورَone-eyed أنوراradiant
رأيتُ رشيقَ القدِّ أعورَ أنورا
لهُhe has مقلةan eye أغنتْهُsufficed him عنْin place of حسنِthe beauty of ثِنتينِtwo eyes
لهُ مقلة أغنتْهُ عنْ حسنِ ثِنتينِ
I saw one slender of stature, one-eyed and radiant.
I saw a slender tall one-eyed radiant man,
He has an eye that leaves him no need of the beauty of two.
He has a eyelash that makes up for the beauty of two,
إذاwhen قالَsays غصنُthe branch of البانِthe bān tree أنتَyou ابنُthe son of قامتيmy stature
إذا قالَ غصنُ البانِ أنتَ ابنُ قامتي
يناديهcalls to him بدرُthe full moon التمِّfullness أنتَyou أخوthe brother of عينيmy eye
يناديه بدرُ التمِّ أنتَ أخو عيني
When the bān branch says, 'You are the son of my stature,'
When the boughs of arrak say you are the son of my stature,
The full moon calls to him, 'You are the brother of my eye.'
The full moon calls him you are the brother of my eye.